Madison groups are working to get dental care to those who often need it most but can least afford it, connecting low-income and homeless people with dentists, all the while diverting patients with tooth problems from emergency rooms.

The two candidates in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court aren't only seeking votes for themselves. They're also campaigning on opposite sides of a constitutional amendment that will be on the April 7 ballot. The amendment would change the current seniority-based system that determines who will be the chief justice...

After days of appeal hearings, a three-member panel has upheld the firing of Christopher Manney, the former Milwaukee police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton last year. WPR's reporter in Milwaukee breaks down the decision.

An effort is underway in the state legislature to pass a so-called “right-to-try” bill that would allow patients suffering from terminal illness to use experimental drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a "Right to Try" bill in the state, which would allow terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs and devices not approved or regulated by the FDA. One of the bill's authors makes the case for the legislation.

Yahoo News has published an article reporting that Wisconsin billionaire John Menard, who runs Menards hardware stores, donated $1.5 million to the Wisconsin Club for Growth in the runup to Gov. Scott Walker's recall election.

Barney Frank bears his wit as he shares personal and political stories from his four-decade career in government. His memoir is called, "Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage." Frank, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, came out as gay in 1987 and later became the...

An "aid in dying" movement has led policymakers across the U.S. to consider whether assisted suicide should be an option for terminally ill patients. Five states currently allow doctor-assisted dying, and California could soon become the the sixth: Lawmakers there are holding public hearings this week on the End of...

Farmers in northeastern Wisconsin can connect with wholesale buyers through a new online service. The Northeast Wisconsin Food Hub is one of three programs geared toward getting producers connected with places like hospitals and schools that want to buy local food. Ten farm groups met with 15 potential customers in...

As the Joint Finance Committee hearings on the proposed state budget wrap up later this week, funding changes for Wisconsin's K-12 public education system continue to be at center of much of the debate.

At a WisPolitics forum in Madison Monday, Rick Abrams, CEO of the Wisconsin Medical Society, said a hypothetical U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down subsidies for states using federally run health care marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act would be disruptive to markets and people's health.

A panel of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission members determined on Monday night that former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney, who fatally shot a black man in a public park last year, indeed violated Police Department policy when conducting a pat-down prior to the shooting, and did not deserve reinstatement...

Leaders from the City of Superior urged the Joint Finance Committee in Rice Lake on Monday to drop Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to all but eliminate funding used to maintain Wisconsin shipping ports. Superior Economic Development Planning and Port Director Jason Serck testified against steep cuts to the state's Harbor...